The Human Body: Systems and Survival
A comprehensive journey through human anatomy and physiology, designed for the aspiring medical professional. Learn how the body maintains balance, responds to stress, and functions as a complex biological machine.
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87 levels across 8 sections, about 174 minutes end to end, roughly 35 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The Body's Dashboard, The Biological Foundation, The Framework of Motion, The Information Highway, The Transport System, The Energy Exchange, The Filtration Plant, and The Whole Organism. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in The Human Body: Systems and Survival
- Homeostasis is a dynamic equilibrium, not a static state
- Vital signs are the primary indicators of basic life-sustaining functions
- The body constantly adjusts to internal and external changes to stay within a healthy range
- Pulse reflects the rhythmic expansion of arteries with every heartbeat
- Failure to maintain this range results in pathology or disease
- Respiration measures the frequency of the breathing cycle
- Homeostasis concepts
- Vital signs and functions
- Pathology and range
- Signs are objective findings
- Symptoms are subjective experiences
- Homeostasis goal
- Clinical assessment integration
- Anatomical position posture
- Vital signs functions
- Anatomical position palms
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In a clinical setting, what do we call the primary indicators used to check a patient's basic life-sustaining functions?
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Where The Human Body: Systems and Survival takes you
- 1
The Body's Dashboard
- The Language of the Body
- Vital Signs in Action
- 2
The Biological Foundation
- The Cellular Factory
- Tissues: The Body's Fabrics
- Genetic Blueprints
- 3
The Framework of Motion
- The Skeletal Scaffold
- Muscle Power and Control
- 4
The Information Highway
- The Nervous Command Center
- The Autonomic Balance
- Sensory Perception
- 5
The Transport System
- Blood: The Liquid Organ
- The Cardiac Pump
- The Vascular Network
- The Immune Shield
- 6
The Energy Exchange
- Respiratory Gas Exchange
- The Digestive Pipeline
- Metabolism and Energy
- 7
The Filtration Plant
- Renal Filtration
- Fluid and Acid-Base Balance
- 8
The Whole Organism
- The Endocrine Signalers
- The Integumentary Barrier
- Pathophysiology and Integration
8 sections · 22 units · 87 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
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